Hippocrateaceae

Hippocrateaceae

Juss. Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (; 12 April 1748 – 17 September 1836) was a French botanist, notable as the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today. His classification was based on an ...

previously consisted of about 150 tropical and subtropical species of shrubs and lianes, and is now included in the family

Celastraceae The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the sta ...

. Formerly it comprised the following genera: * '' Anthodon'' * '' Apodostigma'' * '' Arnicratea'' * '' Baequaertia'' * '' Campylostemon'' * '' Cheiloclinium'' * ''

Cuervea ''Cuervea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. Its native range is Tropical America, Western Tropical Africa to Angola. Species: *''Cuervea crenulata'' *''Cuervea hawkesii'' *''Cuervea integrifolia'' *''Cue ...

'' * '' Elachyptera'' * '' Helictonema'' * ''

Hippocratea ''Hippocratea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae, usually lianas, native to tropical and subtropical North America, South America and Africa. Species Currently accepted species include: *''Hippocratea myriantha'' Oliv. ...

'' * '' Hylenaea'' * '' Loeseneriella'' * ''

Peritassa ''Peritassa'' is a genus of plants in the family Celastraceae The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majo ...

'' * '' Prionostemma'' * '' Pristimera'' * ''

Reissantia ''Reissantia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastr ...

'' * '' Salacia'' * '' Salacighia'' * '' Salaciopsis'' * '' Semialarium'' * '' Simicratea'' * '' Simirestis'' * '' Thyrsosalacia'' * '' Tontelea'' * '' Tristemonanthus'' Celastraceae Rosid families Historically recognized angiosperm families {{Celastraceae-stub